My Chemical Romance Sign Worldwide Publishing Deal Covering Catalogue And Future Works

My Chemical Romance’s new Warner Chappell agreement covers their entire songwriting catalogue and future works, without confirming a new album.

My Chemical Romance have signed a worldwide publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music, bringing their entire songwriting catalogue and any future works under an exclusive administration agreement.

Warner Music Group announced the agreement on October 15. It covers the songs across I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love, Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge, The Black Parade and Danger Days: The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys.

The inclusion of future works gives the agreement a forward-looking element. Sadly, this announcement does not confirm that MCR are recording a new album or provide a release timetable.

What it does confirm is that Warner Chappell will oversee worldwide rights administration, copyright protection and licensing opportunities across film, television and video games. For fans, that could mean more places to encounter the existing songs, though no specific placements have been announced.

The deal also brings another part of MCR’s business into Warner’s orbit. Their relationship with Warner Records began in 2003, and the band already have a global merchandise partnership through WMG.

In the announcement, Warner Chappell A&R executive Greg Sowders said: “Having the full WMG team aligned gives us a massive canvas to drive new opportunities and collaborations for their entire catalog.”

That expanded relationship arrives during a substantial return to The Black Parade. As BLUNT reported in September, MCR have announced an expanded 20th anniversary edition with new artwork from James Jean.

On their official website, the band describe the collection as the first to bring together everything they finished during the original album sessions. Jean has also returned to create three new pieces revisiting its characters.

The anniversary release gives listeners a deeper look at an existing record. The publishing agreement extends further into MCR’s future, but what they might write next, and when anyone might hear it, remains a mystery.